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Will Hodgkinson meets Chilli Jesson and Sam Fryer from Palma Violets - a joyful mix of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, new wave and modern indie

On a bitterly cold night in January 2012, in the grimy upstairs room of the
Boston Arms pub in North London, the most talked about and least-heard band
in Britain plays a short, messy set before a young crowd that completely
fails to contain itself. Palma Violets’ bassist Chilli Jesson has a bra
thrown in his face. Singer-guitarist Sam Fryer awkwardly attempts the feat
of completing a song while being mauled by hysterical girls. Teenage boys
jump on top of each other. The stage is invaded constantly, to the annoyance
of two increasingly tetchy security guards who eventually get fed